Persons previously retrenched and currently employed - of all retrenched

%

42.2

n.a.

44.7

n.a.

42.4

n.a.

46.4

n.a.

52.7

n.a.

51.2

Labour force underutilisation

50

Labour force underutilisation rate

%

14.1

13.8

13.8

13.6

13.0

11.8

10.9

r12.6

12.1

11.5

11.1

51

Extended labour force underutilisation rate

%

15.5

15.1

15.2

15.0

14.3

13.2

12.2

r13.7

r13.1

12.5

12.2

NOT IN THE LABOUR FORCE

Units

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

52

Marginally attached

'000

773.3

862.8

879.6

890.5

922.6

883.2

823.9

816.5

808.1

834.6

855.3

53

Discouraged jobseekers

'000

106.5

111.9

118.9

118.4

110.9

105.8

106.5

81.7

78.0

79.8

82.0

TRANSITION TO RETIREMENT

Units

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

Persons aged 55-64 years

54

Participation rate - males

%

r61.3

r61.4

60.8

60.5

60.4

r60.8

r60.7

r60.9

r61.7

r63.0

64.2

55

Participation rate - females

%

27.3

27.9

r30.1

r31.1

31.6

r32.0

r34.5

36.1

38.4

40.2

41.4

56

Males employed part-time - of all employed males aged 55-64

%

r12.4

r13.5

r13.1

r13.8

r14.8

r14.9

r13.9

r15.8

16.3

r17.3

15.7

57

Females employed part-time - of all employed females aged 55-64

%

r50.2

r50.8

r49.8

r51.2

r49.7

r51.0

r51.3

r51.4

52.3

51.6

49.7

(a) Australian Standard Classification of Occupation (ASC0) second edition was introduced in August 1996. Data prior to this date are concorded with ASCO second edition at the major group level.

Reference periods: All data are annual averages for the year ending 30 June except: Data for indicators 6, 9-10 and 46-47 are at June. Data for indicators 22-24 and 31 are at August. Data for indicators 33 -35 are at May. Data for indicators 48-49 are at February. Data for indicators 50-53 are at September.

WORK: STATE SUMMARY

LABOUR FORCE

Units

Years

NSW

Vic.

Qld

SA

WA

Tas.

NT

ACT

Aust.

1

Total labour force

'000

2003-04

3,356

2,514

1,968

766

1,032

226

101

183

10,146

2

Females - of total labour force

%

2003-04

44.4

44.6

44.9

44.6

43.7

44.8

44.7

47.7

44.6

3

Participation rate

%

2003-04

62.5

63.1

64.8

61.6

65.8

59.0

70.8

71.5

63.5

4

Males

%

2003-04

70.6

71.7

72.4

69.7

74.6

66.8

76.0

77.2

71.6

5

Females

%

2003-04

54.6

54.9

57.4

53.9

57.1

51.5

65.2

66.2

55.6

6

Females with children aged 0-4

%

2004

48.1

46.9

47.3

47.1

45.1

50.2

60.4

57.1

47.5

7

Persons aged 15-19

%

2003-04

57.1

56.0

68.1

61.6

64.0

58.2

49.2

63.5

60.1

8

Persons aged 20-24

%

2003-04

80.7

81.1

83.5

81.9

78.4

76.8

70.0

85.0

81.1

9

Median age of male labour force

years

2004

39

38

38

39

39

40

39

37

38

10

Median age of female labour force

years

2004

38

37

38

39

38

39

38

37

38

EMPLOYED PEOPLE

Units

Years

NSW

Vic.

Qld

SA

WA

Tas.

NT

ACT

Aust.

11

Total employed

'000

2003-04

3,169

2,373

1,845

717

973

210

96

176

9,560

12

Proportion of the total population in work

%

2003-04

47.1

47.7

47.5

46.7

49.1

43.6

48.1

54.3

47.5

Part-time work

13

Persons employed part-time - of total employed

%

2003-04

27.2

28.9

28.6

31.1

29.4

30.7

24.5

27.0

28.4

14

Males employed part-time - of total males employed

%

2003-04

14.2

15.2

14.4

15.4

14.6

14.4

18.2

17.7

14.7

15

Females employed part-time - of total females employed

%

2003-04

43.6

45.9

46.1

50.4

48.6

50.5

32.5

37.2

45.6

16

Females employed part-time - of total part-time employed

%

2003-04

70.9

70.8

72.2

72.5

71.9

74.3

59.0

65.8

71.3

17

Average hours worked per week by persons employed part-time

hours

2003-04

15.9

15.4

16.3

16.4

15.6

15.7

17.8

15.9

15.9

18

Persons employed part-time who prefer more hours - of all part-time employed

%

2003-04

26.8

25.2

27.2

28.5

25.3

28.0

14.8

19.4

26.3

19

Persons employed part-time who worked 15 hours or less per week - of all part-time employed

%

2003-04

48.4

51.0

47.2

47.7

50.7

49.6

27.6

49.2

48.9

Full-time work

20

Average hours worked per week by persons employed full-time

hours

2003-04

40.5

39.8

40.9

40.1

41.1

40.1

40.6

38.5

40.4

21

Persons employed full-time working 50 hours or more per week - of all full-time employed

Persons previously retrenched and currently employed - of all retrenched

%

2004

50.4

51.8

52.7

45.9

55.2

31.7

58.5

58.1

51.2

Labour force underutilisation

50

Labour force underutilisation rate

%

2004

10.5

12.3

10.6

12.0

10.3

13.4

11.1

8.3

11.1

51

Extended labour force underutilisation rate

%

2004

11.6

13.3

11.7

13.1

11.4

14.3

11.5

9.2

12.2

NOT IN THE LABOUR FORCE

Units

Years

NSW

Vic.

Qld

SA

WA

Tas.

NT

ACT

Aust.

52

Marginally attached

'000

2004

278.9

226.8

156.5

67.5

83.8

24.7

4.9

12.2

855.3

53

Discouraged jobseekers

'000

2004

32.8

17.2

14.8

7.3

7.5

1.4

*0.2

*0.9

82.0

TRANSITION TO RETIREMENT

Units

Years

NSW

Vic.

Qld

SA

WA

Tas.

NT

ACT

Aust.

Persons aged 55-64 years

54

Participation rate - males

%

2003-04

62.8

65.4

62.9

61.8

71.9

56.8

69.9

66.2

64.2

55

Participation rate - females

%

2003-04

41.9

40.2

40.6

38.6

45.0

38.4

59.3

49.6

41.4

56

Males employed part-time - of all employed males aged 55-64

%

2003-04

15.0

18.0

12.9

15.3

17.0

17.0

15.0

22.4

15.7

57

Females employed part-time - of all employed females aged 55-64

%

2003-04

47.7

51.7

49.3

49.7

51.7

61.6

35.7

42.8

49.7

(a) Australian Standard Classification of Occupation (ASCO) second edition was introduced in August 1996. Data prior to this date are concorded with ASCO second edition at the major group level. (b) Data for Northern Territory and Australian Capital Territory include estimates for capital cities.

Reference periods: All data are for the financial year ending 30 June except: Data for indicators 6, 9-10 and 46-47 are at June. Data for indicators 22-24 and 31 are at August. Data for indicators 33 - 35 are at May. Data for indicators 48-49 are at February. Data for indicators 50-53 are at September.